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The proposed deal, submitted to the NCBA board, the Kenyan Capital Markets Authority, the Nairobi Securities Exchange, and the Competition Authority of Kenya on January,21 2026, will be structured as a partial pro rata offer to all NCBA shareholders.
Kenya Revenue Authority has issued a special tender for integrated enterprise systems, inspection technologies and consultancy services, marking a major step in its digital and enforcement upgrade.
OpenAI and the Gates Foundation have launched a Sh6.45 billion Horizon 1000 initiative to deploy AI in primary healthcare, starting in Rwanda and targeting 1,000 clinics across Africa by 2028.
Approved by the Capital Markets Authority on 8 December 2025, the ALP REIT holds the distinction of being the first industrial income REIT in East Africa. It introduces a tax-efficient investment structure to Kenya’s industrial real estate sector, opening the market to a broader pool of institutional investors.
The offer opens ownership of one of the country’s most strategic energy assets to local, regional, and international investors, with 5% of the shares reserved for employees under an Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP).
The Treasury expects retirements to accelerate across education, security services, and long-standing ministries, pushing the number of pensioners on the government payroll beyond 370,000 by 2026, up from about 340,000 in 2023. This surge is expected to inflate both monthly pension payouts and lump-sum gratuities.
Treasury records show KRA collected Sh1.161 trillion between July and December 2025, missing the Sh1.314 trillion needed to stay on track for its Sh2.627 trillion annual target.
The move comes as Posta faces declining local use, challenged by digital communication and competition from private courier services. Upcountry matatu saccos have also increasingly handled parcel delivery, acting as informal couriers alongside commuter services.
The upcoming service will provide Wi-Fi access on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, similar to the model that has long driven mobile data usage in Kenya.
CBK Governor Kamau Thugge told the National Assembly’s joint committee on Finance and National Planning and Public Debt and Privatisation that the sale of a 15 percent government stake to South Africa’s Vodacom Group is unlikely to affect M-Pesa, the mobile money service holding more than Sh250 billion in customer funds.
OpenAI explained that teens who already state they are under 18 during signup are given additional safeguards meant to limit exposure to sensitive or harmful content. The newly introduced system goes further by identifying accounts where age details are missing or may not be accurate.
Digital rights campaigner Jaimee Kokonya warns Kenya’s Maisha number ID system could deepen surveillance, weaken privacy safeguards and exclude vulnerable groups if rolled out without strong oversight and protections.